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How Canada Would Rank as the 51st State

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January 10, 2025

Bruno Venditti

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How Canada Would Rank as the 51st State

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President-elect Donald Trump suggested Canada become the “51st state” after indicating that new tariffs may be on the horizon for Canadian products.

While opinions may vary on the intent behind Trump’s statements, this graphic focuses on providing data-driven insights about the two nations. Here we compare various educational, crime, and economic statistics for each U.S. state and Canada. The data was compiled from various sources.

Canada’s GDP Compared to U.S. States

Canada’s GDP would rank behind only California, Texas, and New York. However, on a per capita basis, Canada’s GDP is higher than only that of Mississippi.

Rank	State/Country	GDP per Capita (2023)
1	New York	$111K
2	Massachusetts	$105K
3	Washington	$103K
4	California	$99K
5	North Dakota	$97K
6	Connecticut	$96K
7	Delaware	$95K
8	Alaska	$93K
9	Nebraska	$92K
10	Colorado	$90K
11	Wyoming	$89K
12	Illinois	$88K
13	New Jersey	$87K
14	Texas	$85K
15	Minnesota	$84K
16	Maryland	$83K
17	Virginia	$83K
18	Utah	$82K
	🇺🇸 U.S.	$82K
19	New Hampshire	$81K
20	South Dakota	$81K
21	Iowa	$80K
22	Kansas	$78K
23	Nevada	$77K
24	Hawaii	$77K
25	Georgia	$75K
26	Oregon	$75K
27	Pennsylvania	$75K
28	Ohio	$75K
29	Tennessee	$74K
30	Indiana	$73K
31	North Carolina	$73K
32	Wisconsin	$72K
33	Florida	$71K
34	Rhode Island	$71K
35	Arizona	$70K
36	Missouri	$69K
37	Louisiana	$69K
38	Vermont	$67K
39	Michigan	$67K
40	Maine	$67K
41	Montana	$65K
42	New Mexico	$64K
43	Oklahoma	$63K
44	Kentucky	$62K
45	Idaho	$62K
46	South Carolina	$61K
47	Alabama	$60K
48	Arkansas	$58K
49	West Virginia	$58K
50	🇨🇦 Canada	$54K
51	Mississippi	$51K

U.S. and Canada Trade in 2023

The U.S. accounted for 77% of the value of Canada’s exports and 63% of its imports in 2023. By contrast, Canada accounted for 17% of the value of U.S. exports and just 13.5% of its imports in the same year.

Guns and Violence in Canada vs. U.S.

U.S. states lead by far when comparing gun ownership. In Montana, the state with the highest rate of adult firearm ownership, 66% of adults own a gun. The U.S. state with the lowest gun ownership (Massachusetts) has 14.7% of adults owning a firearm, while only 7.7% of Canadians own guns.

Additionally, the U.S. has an average of 7 murders per 100,000 people. In Canada, the rate is 2, placing the northern country on par with states like Utah, Rhode Island, and New Hampshire, and ahead of only Vermont and Wyoming in homicide rates.

Rank	State/Country	Murders Per 100k
1	Mississippi	21
2	Louisiana	20
3	Alabama	15
4	New Mexico	15
5	Missouri	13
6	Arkansas	12
7	South Carolina	12
8	Maryland	11
9	Georgia	11
10	Tennessee	11
11	Illinois	11
12	Alaska	10
13	North Carolina	9
14	Arizona	9
15	Pennsylvania	9
16	Michigan	9
17	Ohio	9
18	Indiana	8
19	Kentucky	8
20	Oklahoma	8
21	Nevada	8
22	Virginia	8
23	Texas	8
24	Colorado	7
25	Florida	7
26	Delaware	7
27	South Dakota	7
	🇺🇸 U.S.	7
28	West Virginia	6
29	Wisconsin	6
30	California	6
31	Kansas	6
32	Montana	5
33	Washington	5
34	Oregon	5
35	New York	5
36	Connecticut	4
37	Minnesota	4
38	New Jersey	4
39	Nebraska	4
40	North Dakota	4
41	Hawaii	3
42	Iowa	3
43	Idaho	3
44	Maine	3
45	Massachusetts	3
46	🇨🇦 Canada	2
47	Utah	2
48	Rhode Island	2
49	New Hampshire	2
50	Vermont	0
51	Wyoming	0

Life Expectancy and Education

Canada also shows stronger figures in health and education. Canadians have a life expectancy of 81.7 years at birth compared to the U.S. average of 77.

Rank	State/Country	Life Expectancy (years)
1	🇨🇦 Canada	81.7
2	Hawaii	80.7
3	Washington	79.2
4	Minnesota	79.1
5	California	79.0
6	Massachusetts	79.0
7	New Hampshire	79.0
8	Vermont	78.8
9	Oregon	78.8
10	Utah	78.6
11	Connecticut	78.4
12	Idaho	78.4
13	Colorado	78.3
14	Rhode Island	78.2
15	Maine	77.8
16	New York	77.7
17	Nebraska	77.7
18	Wisconsin	77.7
19	Virginia	77.6
20	Florida	77.5
21	New Jersey	77.5
22	Iowa	77.5
	🇺🇸 United States	77.0
23	North Dakota	76.9
24	Montana	76.8
25	Maryland	76.8
26	Pennsylvania	76.8
27	Illinois	76.7
28	Delaware	76.7
29	South Dakota	76.7
30	Alaska	76.6
31	Texas	76.5
32	Kansas	76.4
33	Wyoming	76.3
34	Arizona	76.3
35	Nevada	76.3
36	North Carolina	76.1
37	Michigan	76.0
38	Georgia	75.6
39	Ohio	75.3
40	Missouri	75.1
41	Indiana	75.0
42	South Carolina	74.8
43	New Mexico	74.5
44	Oklahoma	74.1
45	Arkansas	73.8
46	Tennessee	73.8
47	Kentucky	73.5
48	Alabama	73.2
49	Louisiana	73.1
50	West Virginia	72.8
51	Mississippi	71.9

If Canada were somehow a U.S. state, it would lead in the share of adults with college degrees, at 58%, compared to 36% in the United States.

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